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Ceremonies commemorate victims of presidential plane disaster

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (L) during the ceremony at the Monument to the Victims of the Smolensk Tragedy in Warsaw. Today (April 10th) marks the 9th anniversary of the plane crash near Smolensk, which killed 96 people, including the then President Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria. Paweł Supernak/PAP

State ceremonies marking the anniversary, in Warsaw, included, among other observances, a Holy Mass, a reading of the names of the 96 victims in front of the Presidential Palace, and the laying of flowers at the monuments of President Lech Kaczyński and the Victims of the Smolensk 2010 Catastrophe.

Kings of the road! Classics from the past go on display at vintage vehicles expo – and some you can even BUY

Auto nostalgia descended on Warsaw, with old timers and legends of the road on display at the Fair and Exhibition of Vintage Vehicles. Fans of the four wheels had a chance to admire and even purchase some of the classic cars and their parts.

Pacific passion: the life and times of a man who shaped the world of anthropology

The work of anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski in the western Pacific 100 years ago still has big influences the science today.

Was revolutionary war hero General Kazimierz Pułaski really a woman?

Historians claim that DNA testing shows that the Polish nobleman who rose to fame during the American Revolution was intersex as his remains have genetic and biological female characteristics. 

Life of star pre-war athlete known as the ‘Golden One’ explored in fascinating new book

Among her achievements, Halina Konopacka, who always wore a red beret while competing, and had a model-like body shape, took Poland to its first Olympic gold in 1928.

JPII remembered: Known as the ‘Progressive Pope’, today marks the 14th anniversary of John Paul II’s death

Poles and Catholics around the world today commemorate the 14th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s death. A man instrumental to the collapse of communism in Poland and the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, and the establishment of a more progressive Catholic Church, JPII, as he was affectionately known, is still considered one of the best Popes to have ever lived.

Beautiful Renaissance paintings found hidden behind crude Nazi wall plastering

The designs painted in a polychrome technique of patterned curtains and forest motifs were found at the magical 13th century Książ Castle.

'I'm here because of Norman Davies' Historian Roger Moorhouse on Poland

Communism is collapsing. A young Roger Moorhouse is watching it all on TV, fascinated and inspired by Poland. He goes on to study Central European History with... Norman Davies. 

Professor who went to Vienna to buy some old china returns with rare portrait of 18th century king

After receiving a tip off, the director of Warsaw’s Royal Castle ditched his plans to buy the china and instead tracked down the portrait of controversial king Augustus III before he had been crowned. The purchase fills an important gap in the castle’s collection as it is the only portrait for which the young Saxon aristocrat sat.

Thousands of Hasidic Jews from around the world begin arriving in Poland to commemorate death of their founder

According to legend, the founder of the Hasidic movement, Tzaddik Elimelech Weissblum of Lizhensk, comes down from heaven on the anniversary of his death and sends God their requests for health, well-being for their children and success at work.

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